Brett MacLean was born on December 24, 1988 in London, Ontario. He played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Eerie Otters and the Oshawa Generals and was selected in the second round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes.

MacLean joined the Coyotes' AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage for the 2008-09 season and put up impressive offensive numbers from the drop of the puck. After over two season in the AHL MacLean made his NHL debut on December 29, 2010 for the Coyotes against the Los Angeles Kings, scoring in the first period of his first NHL game.

On October 5, 2011, Maclean was placed on waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes and was subsequently claimed by the Winnipeg Jets.

On October 28, 2011, MacLean was waived again. This time he was reclaimed by the Coyotes and assigned to the club's new AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2003-04

Grey-Bruce Highlanders

Minor-ON

66

71

47

118

117

2003-04

Listowel Cyclones

ON-Jr.B

9

4

6

10

10

2

3

2

5

12

2004-05

Erie Otters

OHL

68

7

16

23

31

-4

6

1

1

2

6

2005-06

Erie Otters

OHL

13

3

5

8

6

+2

2005-06

Oshawa Generals

OHL

35

13

25

38

29

+4

2006-07

Oshawa Generals

OHL

68

47

53

100

43

+9

7

6

9

15

9

2007-08

Oshawa Generals

OHL

61

61

58

119

42

+23

15

5

11

16

12

2008-09

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

74

21

19

40

33

+5

2009-10

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

76

30

35

65

43

+13

2010-11

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

13

2

1

3

2

0

2010-11

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

51

23

27

50

28

+13

2011-12

Winnipeg Jets

NHL

5

0

2

2

2

+1

2011-12

Portland Pirates

AHL

63

25

23

48

45

-3

NHL Totals

18

2

3

5

4

OHL Second All-Star Team (2007) OHL First All-Star Team (2008) Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team (2008)

Claimed on waivers by Winnipeg from Phoenix, October 6, 2011. Claimed on waivers by Phoenix from Winnipeg, October 27, 2011. Suffered cardiac arrest while playing in a pick-up hockey game, July 2, 2012. Officially announced his retirement, October 9, 2012.